Originally Posted by Paul350Z

Dang dragged from the depths of the archives.

Since the initial installation I've added a remote control to the subwoofer amplifier and put it in the pocket under the head end. I pulled the cap out of the power supply circuit as it was draining my battery - I only drive the car once a week to work on Fridays - and if it's raining, looking like it's going to rain, or otherwise have any weather the thing stays home .... and after two weeks the battery was dead enough that the car wouldn't crank.

ETA: I pulled the steering wheel mounted remote control out as more bother than it was worth. It's just as simple to touch the front of the radio as to figure out the tiny multi-function buttons on a remote that gets in the way of steering.

I priced swapping out the "hobby wood" for copper plates (that stuff is expensive and heavy!) or copper plate over clear plastic (lit with blue LED's from inside) but have put that project off for so many others.